Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Cooperative Station Climate Data

Station: De Ridder
State: Louisiana
Parish: Beauregard

30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
N o r m a l	Temps (°F)	Max	60.1	64.1	71.5	77.9	84.6	89.8	91.8	92.5	88.1	79.4	70.3	61.6	77.6
	Temps (°F)	Min	38.5	41.5	48.7	55.2	64.1	70.4	72.6	72.1	66.6	56.3	47.6	40.2	56.2
	Precipitation (in.)		5.60	5.10	5.01	4.33	5.01	6.16	5.12	4.34	5.31	5.16	5.99	6.94	64.07
	Degree Days	Heating	494	352	195	67	5	0	0	0	4	61	219	450	1847
	Degree Days	Cooling	7	10	43	113	295	453	533	536	375	149	37	13	2564

Note: Sums/averages of monthly values may not equate to yearly sums/averages due to rounding -
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Data courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center
Map courtesy of Google - map functions are non-operative

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Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

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